Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-10
EMORY AND. HENRY.
CLOSING DAY OF THE sEMI-cgHrEy.
NAL CELEBRATION.
The Speech Before tho soeieties-Tho Con-
ferring Of Degrees and Nedals-
Cane-Presentation.
Correspondence OF tho Richmond Dispatch
EMORY AND HENRY COLLEGE, Va,

correspondence OF tho Richmond Dispatch
EMORY AND HENRY COLLEGE, Va,
June 3, 1887.
This Wednesday was the closing day OF
the semLcentennlaI commencement Of
Emory and Henry College. The attend.
ance was larger at all the exercises than at
any time since the T0r. Several hundred
OF the former students were present, repre-
sentIng nearly all OF the southern States.
rbe most prominent feature OF the day was
the address OF Judge II. III. Ingersoll, OF
Knoxville, Tenn, before the Calliopean
and HefmesIan literary societies. Judge
Ingersoll Is an NJ. A: OF Yale. For awhile
he was superintendent OF schools for the
state OF Ohio. He has been on the Supreme
Court bench of Tennessee, and is one OF
the coming men Of the South. He gave the
young men advice looking 10 the care OF
their physical training and then with REFER
ence to the books they should read, recon
mcnding especially Solomon, SHAKESPEARE,
and Robert Burns.
The students Of the present year pre-
scented through their Spokesman, Mr.. Joseph
Il. Anderson, OF Pittsylvania, to Professor
Edmund Longley, handsome gOld-headed
cane rs token OF their high appreciation
OF bis services to the college for the past
forty.four years and Of his noble life aud
character.
The degree Of Bachelor Of Arts was con-
ierred upon the following young men: w.
J. EdmondsOn, OF Virginia; &. NJ. Glib
son, OF Virginia; r. A. Jordan, OF Virgil
mia; w. s. Neighhors, OF Alabama; l.. NJ.
Shumste, OF Georgia; J. A. Susong. OF
Tennessee; j. Il. Thomas, OF Virginia.
The degree OF Master OF Arts was con-
forred on the following: ID. ,. Haukla, j.
l.. Mccormick, G. NJ. Bishop, J. +. Ave
rett. j. Il. Anderson, Il. b. Conner.
The Robertson prize for oratorV way
delivered 10 Mr.. s. 5. Neighbors, OF Ala
bama. by Rev. Sam Small in few happy
remarks, in which he called to mind the
fact that he had been twice an unsuccessful
contestant for this prize. The Collins
prize for English composition was given to
Mr.. J. Il. Thomas, OF MARION, Va. the
science medal went to Mr.. Eugene Gudger,
OF North Carolina. Mr.. William NJ. Gil
lespie. OF Tazewell county, took the
mathematical medal.
At the anniversary OF the Calliopeaa
Literary Society the medal for improve.
ment in debate was awarded to Mr.. L. Il.
RambO, OF Virginia; for defamation to
Mr.. Robert Humphreys, of Virginia; for
writing to Mr.. j. Il. Thomas, OF Virginia;
Tor best debater to SIR. william NJ. Giles
pie, OF Virginia. Hon. John a. Buchanan.
who is a former member OF the society,
made them an enthusiastic little speech.
The degree OF Doctor OF Divinity was
conferred upon Rev. d. S. Hearon, OF
Martha Washington College, at Abingdon,
Va. that OF Doctor OF Laws upon Hon.
John Goode, Of the city Of Norfolk.
Major II. W. Jones. VI. A. OF the Uni
versity OF Virginia, was elected to the chair
OF chemistry. mineralogy, and geology.
This makes the fourth University OF Nir-
ginia graduate in the faculty. He was for.
merly professor OF chemistry in the Unit
veIsity OF Mississippi. and at present is the
head Of the Mississippi State Industrial
school for Women.
A large contribution was raised through
the influence Of Rev. Sam Small to erect
handsome building, which is much needed
by the college.
Thursday morning Miss Susie Stuart,
who is well known to the society people Of
the White Sulphur Springs, and daughter
Of Dir. w. A. Stuart, was married TO Nr.
Campbell, Of Wytheyille, talented young
gentleman, at the elegant hone OF the
brides father, in Elk Garden, Russell
county. A large number OF friends from
aiGerent sections OF the state were present.
The couple left for the White to spend
their honeymoon. ARAMINrA.